Tag: Smartphone
Palm Centro $100 smartphone not that exciting after all
There’ve been internetweb rumours about the Palm Centro smartphone for a while now, but yesterday it was officially unveiled in the US. It’s a compact-looking handset with a full QWERTY keyboard, and is aimed at regular folk rather than business users.
The big thing is the price: $99.99 in the US, where operator Sprint has bagged a three-month exclusive on the handset. Besides that keyboard, the phone runs the Palm OS, and has a touchscreen, Bluetooth and support for push email and instant messaging. The camera’s only 1.3-megapixels though, which is disappointing for a consumer-focused smartphone.
Shiny Video: Palm Treo 500v smartphone
That new Palm 500v which was announced on Wednesday? Look who got her grubby little mitts on one, for a quick first-glance type video for you all. Check out Susi’s short video above, but check in next week when she does a longer, more detailed one…
Palm announce new Treo 500v with Windows Mobile 6
A new Treo! A new Treo! Not only that, but Susi from our sister-site Shiny Shiny will be getting her hands on it later today, and knowing her awesome video prowess, will no doubt have a video to show of it tomorrow too.
The Treo 500v has packed 3G/UMTS mobile internet plus that lovely, if clunky, Windows Mobile 6 OS into the handset, plus the usual full qwerty keyboard, large screen and video streaming capabilities. I’m already imagining catching Trisha on one during my lunch-break…
HP launches Business Navigator and Business Messenger iPaqs
HP staged a mammoth launch last night in New York, and demonstrated their commitment to the (some say) dying PDA market, launching two new models aimed at the enterprise market. However, they had some smartphone offerings too, as seen in the Business Navigator (iPaq 614c) and the Business Messenger (iPaq 914c) pictured here.
Palm cans the Foleo, but promises Foleo II
There’s been negative buzz around Palm’s Foleo ever since it was announced, including the recent reports that it was being delayed due to problems synchronising with Treo smartphones (which was its USP). Now Palm has announced that it’s canning the Foleo before its release, taking a $10 million hit for its trouble.
Palm teaser site promises new smartphone on September 12th
Palm are dangling the proverbial carrot infront of our noses, with a teaser site set up claiming a new Palm smartphone will be unveiled on the 12th of September. With only eight days to go, I don’t know how Palm-fans will be sleeping at night.
There’s speculation rising all over the internet as to what the phone will be, but the general consensus seems to be that it’ll be the Centro….
HTC Omni: the most dribble-worthy smartphone ever
Just look at it! I think it’s rubbish when technology journalists talk about gadgets in terms of ‘sexiness’ – as if they’d really spend a romantic night in rubbing themself against an MP3 player – but the HTC Omni really is the slinkiest smartphone you’ll ever see.
Review: HP iPAQ 500 Series
The propaganda
Normally, when I think smartphone, I think QWERTY keyboards. I think bulky touchscreen displays and 3G (or better yet, HSDPA) connectivity. So the HP iPAQ 500 Series candybar handset is a bit of a break from the norm. It runs Windows Mobile 6.0 and as such comes with the full range of push email and mobile office applications, media player and Windows Live Messenger, yet it is still barely bigger than any ordinary camera phone.
Video Group Test: Windows Mobile smartphones
Thinking of buying a new smartphone? There's a plentiful crop of Windows Mobile devices around, including some new models coming out with the latest version of the operating system, Windows Mobile 6.
Alex from Shiny Shiny has been taking a look at some popular models, including one with WM6. Click below to watch her roundup and see which phone comes out on top.
Shiny Video Review: HTC P4350 Smartphone
It may not be a touch-screen like the recent offering from HTC, but this P4350 from the smartphone company still manages to impress….
